The wide range of training offered by Sercotec – The Discussion 2024-03-08 23:29:00

To promote business development, the Technical Cooperation Service, dependent on the Ministry of Economy, announced a series of free trainings that are available for startups, small businesses and cooperatives throughout the country.

There are more than 40 thematic courses, in addition to a wide variety of workshops and a service especially dedicated to providing specialized business advice, which can be accessed by both small businessmen and women seeking to strengthen the management of their SME, as well as people who require Guidance to start a business idea.

“We know that the path to starting a business is not easy, but having the appropriate knowledge can facilitate that process. The training we offer at Sercotec are free instances where small businessmen and women develop the skills required in the business world, thus seeking to bridge the gaps that may hinder their growth and helping them discover new opportunities to diversify or expand their businesses,” commented the general manager of Sercotec, Cecilia Schröder.

Training Portal

One of the options to develop business knowledge is to access the Sercotec Training Portal, which has more than 7 thousand places available per month. It has a catalog of 38 virtual courses, which address topics such as business model, sustainability, how to plan a business, labor legislation and other subjects of interest. During 2023, more than 56 thousand users accessed these courses, which provide a certificate to those who complete them.

The courses are carried out in asynchronous mode, which provides flexibility for progress according to the times and learning pace of the user. You can register up to two monthly courses on the websitecapacion.sercotec.cl, with a deadline to complete them until the last business day of the month.

Business digitization

For those seeking to deepen their knowledge to digitize their businesses, Sercotec offers the Digital Route program, made up of seven courses that aim to develop in the businessman or businesswoman skills in the use of digital tools, contributing to the improvement in operational and financial management, in the marketing of products and services and the degree of innovation of their businesses. In the last four years more than 13 thousand people have accessed this benefit.

The courses address topics such as finance and information security, cybersecurity, marketing, sales and inventory, smart business, tourism marketing, and management and collaboration. Each of them has different degrees of depth, adjusted to the level of digitalization that the user presents, which is determined through a diagnostic test that is carried out on the same rutadigital.cl platform. Those who complete the courses can also apply to the Digital Kit fund, which annually provides financing to put into practice what they have learned through the acquisition of technological tools aimed at the digitalization of the company.

Specific business knowledge

In the event that specific business knowledge is required, the 62 Sercotec Business Development Centers, located from Arica to Magallanes, have a rich agenda of workshops and talks in face-to-face and virtual formats, which provide training in business management matters for entrepreneurship, small businesses and cooperatives. In its varied topics you can find classes on sales, finance, operations, people, innovation, digitalization and sustainability, among many other areas of interest.

The training is updated weekly and can be found at www.sercotec.cl/centros-de-negocios, “Agenda” section. Last year alone, more than 11,700 training sessions were carried out, in which 215 thousand users participated.

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